The one great curse of this underground life was never having either sunlight or electric light by which to read.

A shrill voice rose in a great curse.

Full comprehension would be the greater curse, she thought.

Was it not that the three great curses should fall upon your people?

The great curse was Jupiter, king of the fishes, that he might flash a benevolent eye.

Man's great curse was to perceive his death more clearly than did any other creatures; he could see the end coming, so suffered longer.

"The curse-fiends fired off a great curse that killed a huge forest," Smash continued.

Being unable to lie is at times a great curse.

It is a greater curse than the fires of hell.

At this the laughter stopped, for to wish a tribe "too many women" is a great curse, a great insult.